Ascending Grapefern vs Candelnut

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Candelnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Candelnut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Aleurites
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Candelnut share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Candelnut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.